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I was watching Banded Bay Cuckoos and recording their calls when I heard two Oriental Pied Hornbills (Anthracoceros albirostris convexus) calling out. I spotted a male calling out loudly with […]
Post 1. I recently reported the first nesting site for Little Cormorants (Microcarbo niger) that I had been observing since 2014. See: Amar-Singh HSS. (2020). Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger nesting […]
Red-breasted parakeets, Psittacula alexandri, have been feral in Singapore since 1943. They originate from Northern Peninsula of Malaya and have been recorded to be nesting successfully since the 1980s. Parakeets […]
Johnny Wee photographed a pair of house crow (Corvus splendens) nesting on a palm tree in Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park. A very young chick is in the nest. House […]
I have observed numerous Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus infortunatus) males build their remarkable nests. I ask myself “do females assist in nest building?” Males usually build nests until the helmet stage. […]
I recently (13th January 2019) posted a short discussion on whether Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus infortunatus) females are involved in nest building. I summarised by saying that “some female Baya […]
Quite a number of White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis perpulchra) are breeding in the city and using man-made holes, especially blocked drainage holes. Note mud-stained beak in the above image. We wonder […]
Observed Chestnut-headed Bee-eaters (Merops leschenaulti leschenaultia) nesting. Disclosure: I spotted an adult with prey for young and then the nests. I watched initially from the car at 20 meters to allow […]
A female Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus infortunatus) inspecting a partially constructed nest (early helmet stage) with the male watching anxiously, hoping to be accepted (below). The brood chamber is on the […]
I saw a Crested Goshawk (Accipiter trivirgatus) building a nest today. Disclosure: I saw this nest building activity from some distance with only handheld photography and a long lens (150-600mm […]
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